
jitatmanah prashantasya
paramatma samahitah। sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu tatha manapamanayoh॥ 6.7 ॥ |
For one who has conquered the mind, the Super soul is already reached, for he has attained tranquility. To such a man happiness and distress, heat and cold, honor and dishonor are all the same.
jnana-vijnana-trptatma
kuta-stho vijitendriyah। yukta ity ucyate yogi sama-lostrasma-kanchanah॥ 6.8 ॥ |
A human being is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogi [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a human being is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees everything—whether it be pebbles, stones or gold—as the same.
suhrn-mitrary-udasina-
madhyastha-dvesya-bandhusu। sadhusv api cha papesu sama-buddhir visisyate॥ 6.9 ॥ |
A human being is considered still further advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends and enemies, the pious and the sinners all with an equal mind.
yogi yunjita satatam
atmanam rahasi sthitah। ekaki yata-cittatma nirasir aparigrahah॥ 6.10 ॥ |
A transcendentalist should always engage his body, mind and self in relationship with the God; he should live alone in a secluded place and should always carefully control his mind. He should be free from desires and feelings of possessiveness.
suchau dese pratishthapya
sthiram asanam atmanah। naty-ucchritam nati-nicham chailajina-kusottaram"॥ 6.11 ॥ tatraikagram manah kritva yata-cittendriya-kriyah:। upavisyasane yunjyad yogam atma-vishuddhaye॥ 6.12 ॥ |
To practice yoga, one should go to a secluded place and should lay kusha grass on the ground and then cover it with a deerskin and a soft cloth. The seat should be neither too high nor too low and should be situated in a sacred place. The yogi should then sit on it very firmly and practice yoga to purify the heart by controlling his mind, senses and activities and fixing the mind on one point.